The Vihorlat-Gutin Area (; ; ) is a region of mountain ranges ranging from eastern

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, through western

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, into northern

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. Geologically these ranges are considered part of the

Inner Eastern Carpathians Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system. Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya S ...

. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical groups (north, center, south), instead in "inner" and "outer" sections. The Romanian portions of Vihorlat-Gutin Area are considered part of the northern Carpathians of Maramureş and

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().

Subdivisions

These mountain ranges include: *

Vihorlat Mountains Vihorlat Mountains (; , ''Vyhorliat,'' Hungarian: Vihorlát) or colloquially Vihorlat is a volcanic mountain range in eastern Slovakia and western Ukraine. A part of the range is listed as a World Heritage Site. Etymology The name is of Sla ...

(; ), encompassing the

Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area () is one of 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. The Landscape Area is in the middle part of the Vihorlatské vrchy mountains, in eastern Slovakia. It is in the Humenné, Sobrance and Snina districts. ...

and the Morské oko (SK and UA); marked a1 on the map *

Makovytsia Makovytsia (; ) is a mountain within the Gorgany mountain range, in Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. It has a height of , and is located near the city of Yaremche. Makovytsia is part of the Carpathian National Nature Park. A campsite is located ...

(); marked a2 on the map *

Velikyi Dil Veliky, or similar, may refer to: *Veliky (rural locality) (''Velikaya'', ''Velikoye''), name of several rural localities in Russia *Veliky (surname) *Velikaya, a river in Pskov Oblast, Russia *Velikaya (Chukotka), a river in Chukotka, Russia * Vel ...

(); marked a3 on the map * Tupyi (); marked a4 on the map *

Oaș Mountains The Oaș Mountains (, , ) are a small volcanic mountain range within the Vihorlat-Gutin Area of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. The mountains are centered in northern section of the Țara Oașului, covering border area between the Satu Mare County ...

(; ) and

Oaș Depression Oaş may refer to: * Oaş Country, an ethnographic region in northwestern Romania ** Negreşti-Oaş, a town in Satu Mare County ** Călineşti-Oaş, a commune in Satu Mare County *Oaş, a village in Frata Commune, Cluj County, Romania {{DEFA ...

() (UK and RO); marked a5 on the map *

Gutin Mountains The Gutin Mountains (; ; ) are a mountain range within the Vihorlat-Gutin Area of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. They are centered in Maramureș County in Romania, bordering Satu Mare County, and also stretching further towards northwest as the Oa� ...

(; ) (RO); marked a6 on the map * Ţibleş Mountains () (RO); marked a7 on the map

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See also